Antonyms for innocent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-uh-suhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn ə sənt |
Definition of innocent
Origin :- mid-14c., "doing no evil, free from sin or guilt," from Old French inocent "harmless; not guilty; pure" (11c.), from Latin innocentem (nominative innocens) "not guilty, harmless, blameless," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + nocentem (nominative nocens), present participle of nocere "to harm" (see noxious). Meaning "free from guilt of a specific crime or charge" is from late 14c. The earliest use was as a noun, "person who is innocent of sin or evil" (c.1200). The Holy Innocents (early 14c.) were the young children slain by Herod sfter the birth of Jesus (Matt. ii:16).
- adj blameless
- adj harmless, naive
- Emilia looked as innocent as when Hope had tended her in the cradle.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- How will every look, every action, even the most innocent, be liable to misconstruction!
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- See what grave reflections an innocent subject will produce!
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- But she is young and innocent, and her heart is her own yet.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- It don't do 'em any good, but just the same they all swear they're innocent.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- She says they're vulgar for an innocent country girl like her cousin, Agnes Lynch.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- There was a girl who swore she was innocent—yes, she swore that she was innocent.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- But one of them, the distraction of seeing the world, is innocent and beneficial.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- "My friend is from New York," answered the innocent professor.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Now for the turning point in the lives of two innocent beings.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
Synonyms for innocent
- above suspicion
- angelic
- artless
- chaste
- childlike
- clean
- cleanhanded
- clear
- credulous
- crimeless
- exemplary
- faultless
- frank
- free of
- fresh
- good
- guileless
- guilt-free
- guiltless
- gullible
- honest
- hurtless
- ignorant
- immaculate
- impeccable
- impeccant
- in the clear
- inculpable
- inexperienced
- ingenuous
- innocuous
- innoxious
- inobnoxious
- inoffensive
- irreproachable
- lawful
- legal
- legitimate
- licit
- not guilty
- offenseless
- open
- pristine
- pure
- raw
- righteous
- safe
- simple
- sinless
- soft
- spotless
- square
- stainless
- unacquainted
- unartificial
- unblemished
- uncensurable
- uncool
- uncorrupt
- unfamiliar
- unhurtful
- unimpeachable
- uninjurious
- uninvolved
- unmalicious
- unobjectionable
- unoffending
- unoffensive
- unschooled
- unsophisticated
- unstudied
- unsullied
- unsuspicious
- untainted
- unworldly
- upright
- virginal
- virtuous
- well-intentioned
- wellmeant
- wide-eyed
- youthful
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